Lewis on commitment watch at USC this weekend

The stars are certainly lining up for a possible commitment to USC this weekend by DE Marquavius Lewis of Greenwood and Hutchinson JC.

Lewis is taking an official visit with the Gamecocks this weekend and he is favoring them. And he will have his mother, aunt and two uncles with him on the visit.

"I'm really looking forward to the South Carolina visit," Lewis said Thursday night. "I want to check it out to week what they have to offer and hear more about how they want to use me. They are blowing me up. They keep in touch. It's a real big lead."

But, Lewis added, he's not made a final decision and there's no guarantee one will come this weekend. "I'm not sure about a possible commitment," he said adding that he's still talking with Auburn, Alabama, Florida and Miami.

This will be his second visit to USC in recent months. He made an unofficial visit in May. And he's taken official visits to Arizona State and Miami.

Lewis will be in Columbia Friday afternoon thru Sunday morning.

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OL Branton Autry (6-4 320) of Coffeyville JC, KS is getting a lot of interest from USC these days and when he gets around to deciding on official visits he will take this summer and fall, he's confident the Gamecocks will get one.

Laurens DB Thomas Jones (6-3 200) is gaining momentum in recruiting circles. He recently was offered by North Carolina and Saturday he picked up an offer from USC while attending a junior day. He also has offers from Duke, Charlotte and Miami of Ohio and Clemson is showing some interest. He plans to go to Clemson for the spring game April 11th.

6-4 Jamall Gregory of Washington, DC made an official visit to USC over the weekend with his mother and he's now ready to make his college decision. Gregory said he plans to decide between the Gamecocks and Kansas State between now and Wednesday. He has not yet visited Kansas State.

Goose Creek DE Javon Kinlaw (6-7 265) has had USC at the top of his list since the Gamecocks were the first to offer him in August 2014. And he went to the Gamecocks' junior day Saturday thinking he might be ready to commit. But that didn't happen Saturday and Kinlaw say no commitment is coming from him anytime soon.

Conway WR Bryan Edwards (6-3 208) attended USC's junior day Saturday with the Gamecocks and Georgia at the top of his list and hoping to get some clarity about his recruiting. Apparently things became real clear to him on this visit because Edwards committed to the Gamecocks.